Fly-trap.



LOUIS I'lmEItY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FLY-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct 8,1912.

Application filed May 23, 1912. Serial No. 699,273.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS EMnnY, a citizen of France, residing at NewYork, in the county of New York and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fly-Traps, of which the followingis a specification, reference being 'had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in deviccsknown asfly traps and more particularly to the class of traps wherein the flyreceiver is retained stationary, while the bait carrier is moved tocarry the flies in position to be entrapped.

The primary object of the invention isto provide a simple and efficientdevice of this character composed of few and simple parts which may bereadily set up for use or taken down when desired.

A further object of the invention resides in providing means forremovably securing the fly retainer in position on the base portion ofthe device and a still further object resides in providing a devicewhich is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufactureand one which will be very efficient in use.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and agrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed 1 at inthe specification and claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1is a perspective view of the device set up for operation; Fig. 2 is avertical section there through, and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspectiveview of the lower end of the fly retainer.

In describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawing in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views and in which 1 indicates a hollow housing formedpreferably cylindrical and of any desired size to provide the baseportion of the device. This housing, in addition to forming the baseportion for the device is a casing for any desired form of motor (notshown) which is adapted to cause a central shaft 2 to be rotated. I

Secured on the central shaft 2 in any de sired manner is a circularplate or disk 3, the upper face of which is provided with an annulargroove or channel 4 adapted to re ceive therein any suitable bait, suchas sugar, jelly or other sweets. This disk is adapted to be rotatedquite slowly, whereby insects will not be deterred from aligh ingthereon, nor caused to fly away from he disk aften having once alightedand in order to entrap said insects after having alighted on the disk, Iprovide my improved receiver or retainer. This receiver or retainercomprises a cylindrical body 5 formed of foraminous material, the bottomof which is open and fitted within this bottom is a cone-shaped member 6also formed of foraminous material and having an opening in the upperend thereof disposed within the body of the receptacle or member 5.

The body or receptacle 5 is provided with i a removable lid or closure 7and in order to support the device on the base of the housing 1, atongue 8 is formed on the lower peripheral edge of said .body 5 and isadapted to be received in a keeper or the like 9 provided on theperipheral edge of the housin 1. A set screw 10 extending through sai.keeper 9 is adapted to be engaged with the tongue 8 to adjustably securethe same therein and correspondingly support the cylindrical bod member5 in position over the rotating disk 3. In order to permit the flies onthe disk to be brought into position immediately below the receiver 5,the lower edge thereof is cut-away as shown at 11. Thus as the disk isrotated, the flies thereon will be brought below the receiver 5 andfrightened to such an extent as to fly u wardly through the cone 6 andinto the ho y to be entrapped. Should at any time it be desired toseparate the parts of the device, it will be seen that the same may bereadily accomplished by first removing the retainer or receiver 5 andthen removing the disk 3. From the foregoing deseri tion of theconstruction of my device, t e operation thereof will be readilyunderstood and it will be seen that I have provided a. simple, andinexpensive device which will be most elii'cient in carrying out theobjects for which thesame is designed.

While I have particularly described the elements best adapted to erformthe functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes n form,proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principlesof the invention.

adapted to receive the tongue of said receiver, and means to adjustablyand removably secure said tongue in the keeper Whereby said receiverwill be disposed in a predetermined position over said disk.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

LOUIS EMERY.

Witnesses:

GONSTANTIN BESANQON, JAMES OHARA.

